Stroke Care for Nurses – Second Basic Course Team successfully delivered
The Nepal Stroke Project Nurse Team, successfully delivered the second Basic Course On July 11 and 18, 2026, the Nepal Stroke Project Nurse Team, successfully delivered the second Basic Course of the Stroke Care for Nurses education series. After the fruitful start of the online training in Basic Stroke Care in December last year, we repeated the course with new participants who were eager to learn […]
The Online Research Series 2026 is here!
The Online Research Series 2026 is here! Participation is for free, and you are welcome to invite all your friends, colleagues and everyone who is interested in stroke care! Date Topics Speakers 22-May Introduction to Stroke Research Dr. Avinash Chandra 28-May Literature Review Dr. Nima Haji Begli 05-Jun Proposal Development Prof. Christopher Gumbinger 12-Jun Ethical Review […]
Stroke Care for Nurses – New Dates for Summer 2026
The nurses group offers online training about stroke care on a regular basis. Lasttime, in December and January, over 50 nurses participated and improved theirknowledge. We are very enthused about this interest, because at the end, we are alldoing it for our patients. Research has shown that nurses play a very important rolewithin the stroke […]
Travel Report Prof. Christoph and Dr. Andrea Kosinski
Travel Report Prof. Christoph and Dr. Andrea Kosinski – February 2026 Our colleagues Prof. Christoph and Dr. Andrea Kosinski from Aachen visited Nepal the third time. This time, however, the journey began turbulently: Several aborted landing attempts in Kathmandu and an unplanned stopover in Bangladesh significantly delayed the arrival.Nevertheless, it was possible to hold two stroke […]
Successful Completion of the Basic Stroke Care for Nurses Course
On December 6 and December 20, the Basic Course of the Stroke Care for Nurses education series was successfully delivered by the Nepal Stroke Project Nurse Team ? We were truly happy and encouraged to welcome between 45 and 55 nurses who participated actively in both online sessions ?Despite the physical distance and the virtual format, the atmosphere was […]
Nepal Research Workshop
The Nepal Stroke Research Workshop convened about 64 multidisciplinary experts to advance stroke research in Nepal. Morning sessions mapped global and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) strategies from the World Stroke Organization (WSO), Nepal Stroke Project (NSP), Gurkha Welfare Trust (GWT), Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) and PHASE Nepal. Afternoon breakout groups produced four actionable […]
Nepali Delegation Visits Germany
Nepali Delegation Visits Germany for ECTMIH 2025 In September, a group of our colleagues from the Nepali NSP team traveled to Germany to attend the European Conference on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH 2025) in Hamburg. The trip started in Heidelberg, where the group visited the Stroke Unit of the Heidelberg University Hospital. Our […]
Himalayan International Stroke Summit 2025: A Milestone Moment for Nepal
History was made in Kathmandu this August. On 16–17 August 2025, more than 500 participants – including world-renowned stroke experts, national health leaders, and frontline clinicians – gathered for the first-ever International Stroke Conference in Nepal: the Himalayan International Stroke Summit (HISS). The atmosphere was electric. For two days, The Soaltee buzzed with scientific exchange, […]
The Himalayan International Stroke Summit – A Personal Note
Wow. What can I say? What words can describe how I feel about this? Never ever would I have thought that we would end up with something like the HISS 2025 when we started. The NSA and Nepal really have outdone themselves. I’m still in awe and so impressed of the last days. Back in […]
Nutritional Management in Stroke Care – Lesson by Ms. Hira Dangol
Ms. Hira Dangol, a dedicated nurse from Grande International Hospital in Kathmandu, recently held a compelling presentation on “Nutritional Management in Stroke Care.” She highlighted the crucial role of early nutritional assessment and tailored interventions, especially for patients with dysphagia or at risk of malnutrition. Her talk sparked an engaging discussion on how such strategies […]